Two Hawaii restaurants boast top scenic views

By Erika Engle

POSTED: 07:05 a.m. HST, Aug 07, 2013

Online restaurant reservations site OpenTable.com has named two Hawaii restaurants as having among the top 100 scenic views in the U.S.

Sarento’s Top of the ‘I’ atop the Ilikai Hotel & Suites and ‘Ulu Ocean Grill and Sushi Lounge at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on Hawaii island are on the list, presented not in ranked order, but in alphabetical order by OpenTable.com.

The list of 2013 Diners’ Choice Award winners was compiled from more than 5 million reviews of more than 15,000 restaurants submitted by OpenTable users. The reviews were collected from July 1, 2012 through June 30.

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livinginhawaiiwrote:

Sarentos is good if you like looking at cement. A much better view (without cement) is from Ka’Ikena Laua`e.

on August 7,2013 | 07:18AM

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Tony96822wrote:

But how's the food?

on August 7,2013 | 07:21AM

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alliewrote:

Odd survey. I think there are many restaurants with as good or better views

on August 7,2013 | 07:41AM

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cojefwrote:

Stayed at the Ilikai condo rentals on the Lagoon side for monthe each time since 2006 to 2012 and never dined at the Sarentos because the prices of the entrees appeared to be over-priced. Will not be making a trip this year, getting up there in age.

on August 7,2013 | 08:05AM

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entrknwrote:

OpenTable is probably the most biased place you could go for restaurant ratings...

on August 7,2013 | 08:47AM

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Morimotowrote:

Aren't all restaurant reviews biased? I mean each person's taste is so subjective I hardly even read restaurant reviews, I only trust myself when finding out which restaurant I'll like.

on August 7,2013 | 10:45AM

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whatzupwitdatwrote:

I don't go for the view; I dine for the FOOD and Alan Wong's Restaurants are still #1 on my list!!!